episode_0202

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A march continues for some time.

Finally, we were able to reach a location where the fortress occupied by the rebels was visible.

“It looks like they are preparing for a sit-in protest.”

Iren, who was taking the lead in examining the situation, looked at me.

“What are you going to do, Swen?”

“Like I said last time, we should send it away in one go.”

“Are you really okay?”

I smiled and nodded at Iren’s words.

“It wasn’t something that could be hidden forever anyway.”

The existence of the wizard was bound to be revealed over time.

Reika was the most powerful wizard in the game, but she was not unique.

Moreover, because of some of the misdeeds I have done so far, such as building an altar and pretending to drop a meteorite, there have been quite a few rumors circulating throughout the continent that wizards actually exist.

As I said last time, if it was bound to be revealed someday, it was necessary to use it as best as possible.

“… … What about Ms. Reika?”

Iren turned her head and looked at Reika, who was at a loss for what to do behind me.

“Well, I… … That’s it.”

I could tell from her voice that she was shaking tremendously.

I hold her hand tightly without saying a word.

“Ah… … .”

Reika paused for a moment, as if she was surprised.

Soon, I gave my maximum strength to the hand I was holding and-

“… … I will do it. I told this to Swen a while ago, but… … .”

Unlike her, who always spoke with a trembling voice, barely able to crawl like an ant, her voice was quite clear.

“Iren and Swen… … In times like these, we each live carrying our own burdens. And again… … Serpina for Irene… … Irene is working hard for me and many others… … .”

While saying that, he glanced at me and the hand that was not being held.

“What I eat, what I wear, and what I can live like is all possible because everyone works so hard in their position, but even though I have the ability… … They said they just sat back and didn’t do anything… … I don’t want to do something cowardly that would relieve my guilt… … !”

“… … .”

If she uses magic, people will die, including rebels.

Some people will end up getting hurt. But inevitably, many people lose their lives. That’s how war usually goes.

10,000 soldiers were not a health gauge bar with the number 10,000. The world that each of the 10,000 microcosms contained will be shattered.

She had always used her magic against things like trees and scarecrows, but this time she was taking someone else’s life with her own hands.

If you were a military officer belonging to a certain country like Iren or me, that burden would have been very heavy for an ordinary person, Reika-

She wanted to be of strength to us. He wanted to return the favor to Serpina.

“… … I understand.”

Iren, too, nodded wordlessly as if he understood Reika’s determination.

“Then let’s begin. Irene. After using the magic, take the timing and charge straight in.”

“Um.”

I slowly took out my rapier.

Reika sensed that it was my signal, closed her eyes, and began to gather magical power in her hands.

“Haaa… … !!”

I saw a sphere of flame accumulating in her pure white hand.

Reika increased its size to the maximum extent she could, and then-

“… … Swen… … !”

Soon he handed it over to me.

I slowly brought up the tip of the rapier.

Just like it used to be.

The fireball created by Reika was caught on the tip of my rapier and began to grow.

to be honest.

I didn’t intend to end it like this with my own hands.

The punishment for putting Irene, not anyone else, in danger… …

‘You’ll have to do it smartly.’

Was it because of the anger built up in a corner of my heart?

A ball of flame much larger than the one that blew down the castle wall at that time… … It was hanging precariously on the tip of a sword.

“Well, that is… … !”

“I can’t believe magic really existed… … !”

“I told you so. That white-haired wizard, the man who dropped the meteorite!”

I could hear the soldiers behind me whispering, but I didn’t pay much attention to it.

Rather, I would only be grateful if I was mistaken. The more people who see this scene, the bigger my influence will inevitably be.

“… … !!!”

and.

At the moment when I instinctively thought, ‘I’ve gathered everything’, at the end of my hand holding the rapier-

‘… … Take it… … !!!!’

I stabbed the rapier once in a straight line.

With that, a fireball falls from the tip of the rapier… … They rushed to the fortress where the rebels were gathered.

Kwahiah Ahhh

The fortress, which had much lower defense than the castle, was literally being destroyed.

After that, he launched several more fireballs in conjunction with Reika.

――Red rain falls from the sky.

The fortress that stood tall on that wide plain collapsed like a leaf in an autumn storm due to an unprecedented supernatural force.

I understand the feelings of the scientists who participated in the Manhattan Project in the old world.

Did you say that he became death and the destroyer of the world?

It may not be as destructive as that mushroom cloud, but at least it will feel like heavenly punishment to the rebels in that fortress.

If there is a sin… … A crime that put Irene in danger.

and.

… … Eingart’s human sin of disobeying Serpina.

‘… … !!’

“Charge!!”

Wow!!!

–ah.

Starting with Iren’s command, the moment the fortress attack began in earnest with the soldiers’ loud shouts –

I suddenly realized that Irene was not the only reason why I was angry.

* * *

The fight after that was much duller than I imagined.

The morale of the 10,000 rebels was reduced by a single magic blow, and they became a ragtag group.

It was not particularly surprising for someone who faced a supernatural force directly in front of them to lose the will to fight.

Of course, I wasn’t just playing around after that. I continued to use magic to help Airen in conjunction with Reika until she ran out of mana.

Mr. Reika said that mana is much more abundant in the northern continent than in the central part. It was clear that her endurance came from her abundant mana.

The abundance of mana in the north was a great advantage for us, but it would have been a disaster for the rebel camp.

Unlike previous battles, when they faced things like ice and fireballs attacking them, wouldn’t they have regretted that they had done something useless?

‘This is it.’

Of course, he may not have been able to fully repay the kindness of saving Irene by sacrificing himself… …

I just hoped that through this, Irene would let go of some of the heavy burden.

Irene was the one who had a harder time than anyone else over the fact that her lord, Serpina, was injured while trying to save her.

“The fortress has fallen! Enter and deal with it!”

Before we knew it, the final stage of the battle had arrived.

Irene will take care of the rest.

My role ended here.

and.

“… … Mr. Swen.”

Reika slowly approached me.

“Are you okay, Reika?”

“Yes. I am… … It’s okay.”

I slowly took Reika’s hand.

As soon as she held her hand, she also tightened her grip.

she is… … Don’t tremble.

I wasn’t shaking. Although he broke out in a cold sweat, he stood firm and did not collapse.

“Me too… … I want to be helpful to everyone. With my ability… … Swen, I want to help many people. therefore… … It’s okay.”

“… … Thank you for your hard work.”

“Swen.”

Reika turned her head and looked at me.

“I’m trying not to hide anymore.”

“… … Yes?”

“For peace on the continent. For Irene. and… … For Master’s sake, I want to do what I can.”

Reika, who always seemed at a loss and couldn’t even make eye contact.

He looked at me with a clearer expression than ever before.

The pink eyes were so hot, as if they were about to burn at any moment.

It is not difficult for me to sense the hidden meaning behind her words.

“But… … Do you mind?”

“Anyway, I couldn’t hide it anymore… … I don’t think there’s any need to do that. Because this is also the trend of the times… … My father also said that a moment like this would come someday.”

“Mr. Reika… … .”

“So… … I won’t hide anymore. I will use this power. It may be weak and insufficient right now, but with Swen… … I’m sure it will be of great help… … !”

She’s serious, she is.

I nodded slowly.

“Okay.”

“… … .”

We looked at the collapsed fortress together in silence.

Now, the structure of war on the continent will change quite a bit.

Even if they are excellent generals with deep experience in battle, they will be in trouble for a while as they keep in mind the new variable that has never existed before: wizards.

Excellent strategists will struggle with what kind of preparedness measures to take on a battlefield with wizards.

As time goes by, more wizards will appear, and it won’t be long before everyone becomes familiar with it and the law of destruction will be studied.

Magic was certainly a powerful ability, but it wasn’t something that could defeat all enemies by itself as if you were a god.

However, it was clear that, at least for now, it would be Reika and I who would be at the center of the wind of change.

I close my eyes and think of the name of the scenario where Reika first appears.

[Battle of a new era].

The phrase written underneath was also vivid in my memory.

[After the pink-haired wizard appeared, battles on the continent became different from before. In this time of great change, choose your monarch and help him lead the way in the new battlefield!]… … It was.

Although it was much earlier than the actual scenario time –

Anyway, the being called Reika Nighthart had finally appeared on the continent in earnest.

An extraordinary woman with pink hair and pink eyes, who likes making cakes and doesn’t have a very high self-esteem, but who wants to be helpful to everyone――and the continent’s first wizard.

‘Starting today, a new era will begin.’

Like it or not, the continent’s clock was ticking steadily.

*

3,000 vs. 10,000, a battle that was overwhelmingly unfavorable in terms of numbers.

However, looking at the results alone, the 3,000 troops led by Irene, a siege specialist, completely eliminated the stupid rebels who declared that they were behind Serpina’s assassination.

This battle will be recorded as the first battle on the continent in which wizards appeared and played an active role at the front.

If you think about the previous battle at the northern fortress of Kelstein, where there was a debate about whether or not it was magic because I built an altar, this time it was a battle where the existence of a wizard was truly revealed to the surface.

And now-

All that remained was to deal with the rebels.